Singeing and winding machine.



No. 867,297. PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907.

1 W. U. PERRY. SINGBING AND WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD DBO. 6. 1905.

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PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907.

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SINGBING AND WINDING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEU- 6. 1905- 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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' Nrrnp STATES WILLIAM C. PERRY, OF OHARLESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND.

SINGEING AND WINDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1907.

Application filed December 6,1905. Serial No. 290,555. A

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. PERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oharlestown, in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, have 1 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Singeing and Winding Machines, of which the following is'a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to machines for singeing and winding elastic and other webbing and fabrics. Its objects are primarily to minimize the kinking of the fabric operated upon such as elastic webbing to avoid the time and expense involved at present in the manual transfer of the fabric strips to and from the singeing machine; to provide a speedy, accessible and cleanly means for singeing the ribbon, or fabric; and to render the singed fabric in a form readily available for subsequent handling.

The invention consists in a guiding mechanism adapted to deliver aplurality of ribbons simultaneously to a singeing and brushing mechanism arranged to twist the fabric at a point intermediate two transversely movable burners which are located in a lower horizontal plane, whereby both sides of the ribbons are singed contemporaneously, and means for shifting the burners.

Further invention consists in providing a plurality of winding beams equipped with reciprocating carriages whereby the ribbons fed from the singeing mechanism are wound in layers; and a means for tensioning and guiding the ribbons intermediate the singeing mechanism and the winding beams.

Other novel features will be hereinafter pointed out in the specifications and included in Claims.

In the drawings which form apart of these specifications, Figure 1 is a side elevation of machine embodying my invention, showing portions of the housing broken away. Fig. 2, a plan of the same with the housing coversremoved. Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of the guide plates. Fig. 4, a like view of the reciprocating carriage, and Fig. 5, a diagrammatic view of the frame for a plurality of winding beams.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the views.

A convenient embodiment of my invention comprises a frame, 1, supported by standards, 2. The former is provided with two pairs of bearings, 3 and 4, upon either side of housings, 5 and 6, mounted on the frame, and supplied respectively with removable covers, 7 and 8. Mounted one above the other in the bearings, 3 and 4, are the shafts, 9 and 10, of brush rolls, 11 and 12, rotating in the housings, 5 and 6, respectively. The ends of the respective pairs of shafts are provided with the grooved pulleys, 13 and 14. A tension pulley, 15,

is mounted on a stud, 17, fixed in the frame adjacent the lower pulley shaft, 9. The opposite walls of the housings are provided with longitudinal slots, 18 and 19, on the same horizontal plane. Upon the frame midway between the housings is a vertical stud, 20, upon which is pivoted a substantially S shaped horizontal support comprising a transversely disposed body portion, 21, carrying upon its ends inwardly curved arms, 22, whose extremities carry oblong burners, 23, in a horizontal plane below the housing slots, 18 and 19. Beneath the respective housings and fixed to the frame are dust pans or receptacles, 24 and 25, from which lead waste pipes 27 and 28 provided with exhaust fans, 29 and 30, operated from any convenient source of power.

Fixed to the end of the frame are two upwardly inclined arms, 31} with inwardly curved ends, 32, in which are journaled a roller, 32. Connecting the extremities of the curved ends 32 is a bar, 33. transverse bar, 34, connects the arms, 31, below the bar, 33. The bars, 33 and 34, are provided with a plurality of holes, 35 and 36, respectively, to permit the insertion of guide pins, 37.

Mounted respectively in the front and rear of the housing, 5, and the front of housing, 6, are the guides, 38, 39, and 40. These guides which are all identical in structural detail comprise a fiat strip, 41, with bent extremities, 42, which serve as supports. Resting upon the bar or strip, 41, are a plurality of slotted plates, 43, with upturned ends or wings, 44. The wings are long-itudinally adjustable by means of binding screws, 45, in the slots, 46, of the plates. The guides, 38 39 and 40, are in substantially the plane of the housing slots, 18 and 19.

Upon the frame in the rear of the housing, 6, are uprights, 47, in which is mounted the shaft 48, of a feed roll or cylinder, 49... The uprights are provided with vertical slots, 50, to receive the shaft, 51, of an upper feed roll, 52, resting upon roll, 49, and held inadjustable contact therewith by set screws, 53, acting upon half journals, 54, in the slots, 50. The shaft, 48, carries a grooved pulley, 55, and a belt pulley, 56. I

Mounted in the rear standards, 2, is a driving shaft, 57, carrying tight and loose pulleys, 58 and 59, driving pulley, 60, and, upon its end, a cone pulley, 61. A belt, 62, upon pulley, 60, drives the pulley, 56 of shaft, 48. The brush rolls, 11 and 12, are rotated through the medium of a belt, 63, connecting the grooved pulley, 55, and grooved pulleys, 13, 14, 15.

A vertical bar, 64, having a curved lateral arm, 65, upon its upper extremity is pivotally mounted in a sleeve, 66, fixed to the side of the frame. An adjustable arm, 67, is held by a binding screw, 68, to the rod, 64. A connecting rod, 69,.is pivoted at one end to the free extremity of the arm, 67, and at its other end to the A second body, 21, of the oscillating burner support. A second arm, 70, is mounted on the rod, 64, and is angularly adjustable in relation to the arm, 67, by means of a set screw, To the end of the shorter arm, 70, is attached a shipper rod, 71, pivotally connected at its opposite end with the shipper, 7 2.

Referring now to the mechanism which completes the winding of the ribbons after singeing, the frame 1 includes, upon each side, posts or uprights, 73 and 74, to whose upper portion is pivoted the arms, 75, of a spool rack, 76, provided with transverse wires or bars, '77, upon each of which is slidably mounted a flanged guide roll, 78. The rack or arbor, 76, is upwardly tensioned by depending weights, 79, suspended from the free ends of the arms, 75. Any desired tension upon the fabric being fed to the winding mechanism may be obtained by varying the weights, 79.

Mounted in brackets, 81 and 82, bolted respectively to the opposite sides of the frame is the shaft, 83, of a rotating drum or roll, 84. Resting by gravity upon the drum and rotated thereby is a beam or winding roll, 85, the ends of whose shaft, 86, are in curved slots, 87, in the brackets. The shaft, 83, has upon one end a cone pulley, 88, which is driven by a belt, 89, on the pulley, 61. The belt has a half turn bringing its flat sides intermediate the members of two idler couplets, 90 and 91, mounted upon the branches" of an upwardly inclined shipper rod, 92, which is pivoted to a guide, 93, in the frame. The speed of the drum and its connected windin g roll is regulated by sliding the shipper, 92, in either direction.

The end of the shaft, 83, opposite the pulley, 88, carries a removable pinion, 95, which engages one of a nest of gears, 96, of graduated diameters which are mounted on a stud, 97, in the bracket, 81. The nest of gears terminates in a bevel gear, 98, which meshes with a larger bevel gear, 99, on a shaft 100, mounted upon an arm, 101, of the bracket, 81. The shaft, 100, carries upon its inner end a pulley or sprocket, 102, which, through a belt or endless chain, 103, actuates another sprocket or pulley mounted in a lug, 105, upon the frame. A guide bar, 106, is fixed in the brackets in front of the beam, 85. The belt or endless chain, 103, has attached thereto a crank shaped pitman rod, 107, which pivotally engages and slidingly reciprocates a carriage, 108, upon the guide bars, 106 and 109. The latter bar is fixed to the brackets, 81, 82, in horizontal alinement with the bar, 106. In detail, the carriage comprises a frame, 110, with supporting strips, 111, terminating in guides 112, to engage the guide bars. A roller, 113, is mounted in the carriage, above which is fixed a guide, 114, having an adjustable Wing, 115.

This invention has for the sake of brevity been described, and shown by Figs. 1 and 2, in connection with a single winding roll or beam, 85. In actual practice, however, the number of beams and connected Winding mechanisms employed are increased in accordance with-the number of fabric strips which are simultaneously delivered from the feed rolls, 49, 52, of the singeing mechanism. In Fig. 5 is shown a multiple arrangement of the winding beams and their feeding mechanisms, 108, 85 108 etc., two sets on each pair of uprights, and each beam receiving its respective fabric strip, 116, 116, over its individual guide roll, 78, 78, etc. The shaft, 83, 83 etc., are provided with pulleys, 11.7, 117 etc., driven successively at a constant speed through belts, 118, 118, by a driving pulley, 117.

The operation of my machine is as follows: A plurality of fabric strips or ends, 116, 116, are simultaneously drawn by the feed rolls, 49, 52, over the roller, 32, intermediate the pins, 37, through the housing slits, 18, 1.9, and intermediate the wings, 4.4, of the guides, 38, 39 and 40, which wings are longitudinally adjusted in accordance with the width and number of ribbons operated upon; The brush rolls, 11, lay the nap upon the advancing strips which, midway between the housings, 5 and 6, are half turned, so that the surface which is uppermost adjacent the housing, 5, is beneath, as the strips approach the housing, 6. The strips in traversing the latter housing are brushed by the brush rolls, 12. During the advance of the strips the burners, 22 and 23, are in longitudinal alineincnt and beneath the strip adjacent the housings, 5 and 6, respectively, whereby the upper and lower surfaces of the advancing strips are simultaneously subjected to the flames. It is imperative that the burners act upon the strips only during the advance-of the latter. The shifting of the burners is effected as follows: The transfer of the shipper, 72, to the loose pulley, 59, communicates pivotal motion to the arms, 70 and 67, and the rod, 69, attached to the latter arm impels the pivoted support 21 in a circular course, whereby the burners, 23, are swung out and on either side of the vertical plane of the strips, 1.16, 116. The projecting arm, 65, which is adjustable relatively to the arms, 70 and 67, checks the excessive rotary travel of the carriage, 2.1, by contacting with the machine frame. The dust, lint, and the soot generated by the brushing operation are ex.- hausted through the pipes, 27 and 28, by the fans, 29 and 30. The removable housing covers, 7 and 8, afford access to the housing contents when thorough cleansing of parts is desired. The feed or drawing rolls, 49, 52, deliver the fabric strip or strips, 116, 116, to the winding mechanism over the guide rolls, 78, 78. which are sufliciently pressed by the weights, 79, to prevent any slack, as the strips are fed to the carriages, 108, 108. The strip passes over the guide bar, 114, of the carriage whose wing, 1.15, is laterally adjusted to suit the width of the fabric, thence downwardly and partially around the roller, 113, to the rotating beam, 85, where it is spirally wound. Rotation is imparted to the beam from the pulley, 61, through belt, 89, pulley, 88, shaft, 83, and drum, 84. For the purpose of regulating the speed of the winding roll, 85, in relation to the feed rolls, 49, and 52, as the diameter of the beam varies, the operator manually moves the shipper rod, 92, to or fro. The carriage, 108, is reeiproeated by the pitman rod, 107, fixed to the endless belt, 103, driven by the beam shaft, 86, through pinion, 95, gears 96, 98, 99 and shaft 100. It is obvious that the carriage, 108, must travel at a greater or less speed according to the breadth of the fabric being fed. This variation of speed is attained by substituting for the pinion, 95, a gear of another diameter which shall mesh with one of the other gear steps of the nest, 96.

An important purpose and result of the above combined singeing and winding mechanism jthe universal winding system shown in Fig. 5, whereby an indefinite number of fabric strips are contemporaneously singed and wound.

What I claim is,

17 In a machine of the character described the combination withthe frame, of means upon the frame for carrying a twisted fabric strip, a support pivoted to the frame, a plurality of burners mounted on the support below and in alinement with the strip, and means for transversely moving the burners out of alinement with the strip.

2. In a machineof the character described the combination with the frame, and means upon the frame for advancing a horizontally disposed twisted fabric strip, of a support pivotally mounted on the frame beneath the strip, a plurality of burners upon the support and normally in vertical alinement with the fabric strip, and means for partially rotating the support to carry the burners out of vertical alinement.

3. The combination with the frame, driving shaft, tight and loose pulleys, and shipper of a machine of the character described, of a burner support pivoted upon the frame, a bar pivotally mounted in the frame, two arms fixed to the bar, a shipper rod connecting the shipper with one of the arms, and a rod connecting; the other arm with the burner carrier.

4. The combination with the fralne, driving shaft, tight and loose pulley, and shipper of a machine of the character described, of a burner support pivoted upon the frame, a bar pivotally mounted in the frame, a stop upon the bar, two arms adjustably fixed to the bar, a shipper rod connecting the shipper with one of the arms, and a rod connecting the other arm with the burner carrier.

In a machine of the character described, the combi nation with the frame of a plurality of pairs of brush rolls mounted in the frame, a housing provided with lateral slits to admit the passage of the fabric inclosing each pair of brush rolls, a pair of drawing rolls mounted upon the frame adapted to draw the fabric through the brush rolls, and guiding means for the fabric mounted upon the housings adjacent the lateral slits.

6. In a machine of the character describedthe combination with the frame of a pair of brush rolls on the frame, a housing with lateral slits to allow passage of the fabric therethrough inclosing the brush rolls, a removable cover upon the housing, a waste receptacle beneath the housing, a waste pipe leading from the receptacle, and means in the waste pipe for exhausting the refuse from the receptacle.

a plurality of fabric strips, the same comprising a bar with bent extremities, a plurality of plates provided with slots, wings upon the ends of the plates, and binding screws traversing the slots.

8. In a machine of the character described the combina tion with the drawing rolls and frame of the singeing mechanism of a winding roll mounted in the frame to re ceive the singed fabric, a reciprocating carriage adjacent the winding roll for directing the fabric to the winding roll, means intermediate the drawing rolls and carriage for tensioning the singed fabric in its travel to the carriage, and means for actuating the winding roll and carriage actuating the drawing rolls.

9. In a machine of the character described the combination with the drawing rolls and frame of the singeing mechanism, of a winding roll mounted in the frame, to receive the singed fabric, a reciprocating carriage adjacent the winding roll for directing the fabric to the winding roll, a spool rack pivoted to the frame, spools upon the i. In a machine of the character described a guidejor.

rack over which the singed fabric passes to the carriage, means for pressing the spools against the fabric, and means for actuating the winding roll and carriage actuating the drawing rolls.

10. In a machine of the character described the combination with the frame, of a drum rotatably mounted in the frame, a winding roll removably mounted in the frame resting upon and rotated by the drum, guide rods in the frame adjacent the roll, a carriage slidably mounted upon the guide rods, means upon the frame adjacent the rods for sliding the carriage, andmeans upon the winding roll actuating the sliding means.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the frame, of a drum rotatably mounted in the frame, a winding roll removably mounted in the frame resting upon and rotated by the drum, guide rods fixed in the frame adjacent the roll, a reciprocating carriage on the guide rods, an endless belt moving parallel with the guide rods, a pitman rod connecting the belt and carriage, a driving pulley engaged by the belt, means for rotating the pulley, and means carried by the winding roll actuating the means for rotating the pulley.

12. In a machine of the character described the comhination with the frame of a drum rotatably mounted in the frame, a winding roll removably mounted in the frame resting upon and rotated by the drum, a shaft on the wind ing roll, a removable pinion on the shaft, a bracket upon the frame, a stud in the bracket, a nest of gears upon the stud meshing with the stud, a bevel gear upon the nest of gears, an arm upon the bracket, a pulley shaft in the arm a gear on the pulley shaft engaging the bevel gear, a pulley also on the pulley shaft, guide rolls fixed in the frame adjacent th winding roll, a reciprocating carriage on the guide rods,an endless belt moving parallel with the guide rods and driven by the pulley, and a pitman rod connecting the belt and carriage.

13. In a machine of the character described the combination with the drawing rolls, frame, and driving shaft of the singeing mechanism, of a cone pulley on the driving shaft, a driven shaft mounted in the frame, a drum and a cone pulley oppositely disposed in relation to'the driving pulley upon the driven shaft, an endless belt connecting the two pulleys a shipper mounted upon the frame, and operating upon the belt to vary the speed of the drum, and a winding roll resting upon and driven 'by the drum.

14. In a machine of the character described the combination with the frame, of a drum rotatably mounted in the frame, a winding roll resting upon the drum, guide rods in the frame adjacent the roll, a carriage slidably mounted upon the guide rods, means upon the frame adjacent the rods for sliding the carriage, and means operated by the winding roll and actuating the sliding means for regulating the speed of the carriage in relation to the speed of the roll.

15. In a machine of the character described the combination with the frame, of a drum rotatably mounted in the frame, a winding roll mounted on the drum, a shaft on the winding roll, a removable pinion on the shaft, a nest of stepped gears driven by the pinion, guide rods in the frame adjacent the winding roll, a carriage slidably mounted upon the guide rods, and means upon the frame operated by gears for sliding the carriage.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM C. PERRY.

Witnesses HORATIO E. BELLOWS, WILLIAM H. WRIGHT. 

